India

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations is the world's third largest trading block with a GDP that has doubled since 1997

Despite its recent GDP growth while the developed world succumbed to recession, India is not a straightforward growth story.

After a memorable 2009, when emerging markets rose like a phoenix from the ashes of the economic downturn, Templeton's Mark Mobius forecasts the year ahead for the sector and the opportunities that can be found in the Chinese year of the tiger

Launched in February 2008, the £127m Jupiter India fund has significantly outperformed its peers in the IMA Specialist sector over the past year, up 100.4% to January 11, compared to the sector average of 40.4%.

With some justification, investors took an increasingly positive view of the prospects for most Asian markets last year.

Socially responsible investing (SRI) has undergone a remarkable journey from its faith-based origins in the early part of the 20th century, to a sudden acceleration in the last two decades. It now has over 100 products covering not only asset class, but...

The case for investing in emerging market equities as part of a diversified global portfolio remains compelling

In 2009 we have seen a gold rush. Walking down the High Street, you will be fortunate not to trip over the signs of those eager to buy it.

Stock markets across Asia have rebounded strongly in 2009, outperforming the developed world, and the prospects continue to look encouraging.

Gold is entering a new era. In the past gold has been thought of primarily as a safe haven, but now it is recognised as a preserver of wealth by both institutional and private investors, relevant whatever the economic weather.